Control of microbial contamination of Franz diffusion cell receptor phase in the development of transcutaneous breast cancer therapeutics

Letters in Applied Microbiology

Volumn 49, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 456-460

  Davison, Z ^a   Nicholson, R I ^a   Maillard, J Y ^a   Denyer, S P ^a   Heard, C M ^a  

^a CARDIFF UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Bacteria; Cyclopore track etched membrane; Franz diffusion cell; Fungus; Porcine ear; Skin; Transdermal delivery

Indexed keywords

ALGAE; BACTERIOLOGY; CELL CULTURE; CONTAMINATION; DIFFUSION; FUNGI; MICROORGANISMS; POLYSACCHARIDES; SECURITY SYSTEMS; SKIN;

AGAR PLATES; ANTI-MICROBIAL AGENT; BREAST CANCER; CYCLOPORE TRACK-ETCHED MEMBRANE; DIFFUSION CELLS; FRANZ DIFFUSION CELL; FUNGAL COLONIES; FUNGAL GROWTH; MICROBIAL CONTAMINATION; PORCINE EAR; PORCINE SKIN; TIME POINTS; TRACK-ETCHED MEMBRANE; TRANSCUTANEOUS; TRANSDERMAL DELIVERY; TRYPTONE;

CELL MEMBRANES;

AGAR;

ANTIMICROBIAL ACTIVITY; CANCER; COLONIZATION; DISEASE CONTROL; DISEASE TREATMENT; FUNGAL DISEASE; HEALTH RISK; INCUBATION; MEMBRANE; MICROBIAL ACTIVITY; MICROORGANISM;

ARTICLE; BACTERIUM COLONY; CELL GROWTH; CELL STRAIN MCF 7; CONTROLLED STUDY; FUNGAL COLONIZATION; FUNGUS GROWTH; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; MICROBIAL CONTAMINATION; MIDDLE EAR; NONHUMAN; SKIN SURFACE; SWINE;

FUNGI; SUIDAE; SUS;

EID: 70349124109     PISSN: 02668254     EISSN: 1472765X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1472-765X.2009.02685.x     Document Type: Article

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